Last butterfly of the year 2022 (2 Viewers)

[Xenospiza]

A few Small Whites and two Nymphalids left undetermined in much too warm weather.
The best sighting of the day was a Crimson Speckled of which there is an unprecedented invasion in the Low Countries (it has also reached the UK I see).

 

[dantheman]

Yesterday - Red Admiral in the front garden, feeding on xxx* flowers very briefly (I went to get my phone for a photo op but it had gone). Also Large White caterpillars on Nasturtiums.


*(Low growing garden plant based on a tuber rhizome?, big fleshy leaves, spike of pink flowers, name may come to me later ... )

 

[tonyfenn]

White butterfly sp flew past yesterday why fishing

 

[THE_FERN]

Small white yesterday (Sat): SE London

 

[aeshna5]

Both Red Admiral & Speckled Wood in a sheltered part of the gardens at Osterley Park today.

 

[Xenospiza]

Small White on Tuesday.

 

[Farnboro John]

Numbers (20+) of Red Admirals at Ham Wall and Shapwick yesterday including three displaying in flight together.

John

 

[KenM]

With a wall to wall blue today, perhaps not surprising…Red Admiral and Speckled Wood in the grdn.

 

[aeshna5]

2 Red Admirals nectaring on some chrysanthemums at Wisley RHS Gardens, Surrey today.

 

[Jon Turner]

Speckled Wood trying to keep out of the wind today.

 

[Richard Prior]

Here in the Alps we had a Red Admiral at 1350m on Tuesday 8 Nov and a Hummingbird Hawk Moth in our garden today, we’re at 1000m asl.

 

[Richard Prior]

It’s getting silly now, a Clouded Yellow yesterday 11 November and a Red Admiral today.

 

[Owene]

Large white yesterday on the vale of Glamorgan coast. Generally though we’re down to wasps and a few flies the insect numbers are well down on a few weeks ago

 

[David_]

In Düsseldorf a Red Admiral today and a couple of Small Whites during the week. Found a Small Copper last weekend at the Dutch border

 

[aeshna5]

Red Admiral & Small White at Rainham Marshes & a Holly Blue on ivy flowers at nearby Purfleet Station. My latest ever Holly Blue.

 

[Jon Turner]

Beautiful day on the Somerset Levels today. At least 20 Red Admirals along the main track between Noah's Lake and VP 1. As we sat at the 1st Viewpoint, we were astonished to see an immaculate Brimstone fly by!

 

[David_]

A few Red Admirals on ivy and a Clouded Yellow still visiting flowers in Düsseldorf yesterday

 

[dantheman]

10th November - Red Admiral feeding in a garden I was working in.

Today - Peacock butterfly flying around me and away whilst I was pressure washing some decking near Helston, Cornwall. It was partly sunny for a change, but reasonable suspicion it had been disturbed from hibernation perhaps.

 

[cafe birder]

Small Tortoiseshell at Knightshayes near Tiverton, Devon, today 30th Nov

 

[aeshna5]

A Red Admiral this morning basking in Holland Park, London.